Do you not love my new IKEA cart?? (this is behind my desk where I post notes and cute little things my kids give me...I like it messy, apparently!)

Hallway above my bulletin board...thank you to Justine Buck for the idea she shared on Instagram. If you don't follow here, you should!! She is SUPER talented!

Banner out of colored burlap. I painted the letters with a stencil I borrowed from our Second Grade

(Thank you, Paige!)

My new IKEA stools:

Open House:

If you're interested in having your own custom class brochure created, click {here}

I am also (bravely) sharing a video tour of my classroom!

I almost died when I heard my voice! EEk! Ignore all the times I say, "fun stuff" please. I am so nervous about sharing it, so please, no mean comments. If you don't have anything nice to say, well, you know the rest =)

Hope you weren't too bored and that you enjoyed this tour of my home away from home! I may try to do a video...but that will be later! lol)

Can you share what you put in your back to school brochure? We have a Backpack Night before school starts (the kiddos drop off their supplies) and I want to have something simple for the parents that night and get into the bulk of everything at Curriculum Night (in a couple of weeks).

Here is a link with pictures of what is in it:http://firstgradeblueskies.blogspot.com/2012/06/class-brochure.htmland here is a link to the ones I sell:http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Custom-Themed-Brochure-for-Back-to-School-265152Hope that helps! =)

I love the smarty pants prize and all the flags! So festive! I made the Ultimate *Back-to-School List* ALL MADE IN USA! Let's start this school year off right! I sincerely hope this helps you out! Please share it so others can buy American! http://www.americanmomreview.com/2013/08/back-to-school-list-made-in-usa.html

I love your room!! I love the idea of taking the book jackets and hanging them around the room. I am going to start that right now! I always hate leaving those on because they tear up so easily but because I can't make myself throw them away I just keep them around. Weird I know. Thanks for the cute idea. --Ashlea

I love your classroom!! Polka dots are my favorite too. I would love for you to check out my classroom pictures. I recently started blogging and can be found at Keep Calm and Love First Grade http://keepcalmandlovefirstgrade.blogspot.com

Hi,I have used mine for YEARS...someone made it for me and I painted it red. I did some investigating and found this fella on etsy who makes one similar (although his is a little too tall, BUT he does custom orders! I am sure he could make one and just cut down the height. It is only like $30 (with shipping depending upon how far he has to ship it). You could paint it any color you like!http://www.etsy.com/listing/152023672Hope that helps!Jennifer

Calling all teachers!!!I was the winner of Jennifer's Back to School Night brochure...Jennifer and I designed it together...the finished product was AMAZING!!! Jennifer was wonderful to work with and can I just sayshe is so creative!!! I am bursting inside to show it off to all of my co-workers and parents!Head over to her tpt store I promise you...THIS WILL MAKE YOUR YEAR!Daisha